In the year X792, Lucy lives alone in Crocus where she works as an editorial trainee at Weekly Sorcerer magazine to keep track of her wayward former guildmates in hope of reuniting with them. While helping her superior Jason cover a match at the Grand Magic Games, a cloaked figure disrupts the proceedings after the final match. Declaring himself a challenger, the intruder overwhelms the competition's winners with fire magic powerful enough to melt the entire stadium. To Lucy's shock, the figure unveils himself as Natsu, and he and Happy greet her as she notes her renewed faith in Fairy Tail's reunion.